Property worth Rs 1.5 million was destroyed in a fire that broke out at the office of Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumer's Committee based in Surugna of Kankai municipality-3 in Jhapa.
The fire that started Sunday night was taken under control only Monday morning. Committee staffs and locals worked throughout the night to put out the flames.
According to committee chair Prem Prasad Dahal, the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained